Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai on Mar 18th, 2012
We arrived early in Dubai (Libby and I were still asleep). Since we’d already spent time here and mostly planned on checking out downtown, we slept in (not a bad thing since we’ve only been going to bed around 1am) and left Port Rashid in the late morning. We headed straight downtown to the Dubai […]
Posted in Abu Dhabi, Brilliance of the Seas on Mar 17th, 2012
We arrived in Abu Dhabi a little before 8am this morning. We headed out almost immediately for a visit to the Sheik Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahyan Mosque, generally known more simply at the Sheik Zayed or Grand Mosque. It is named for the late Sheik Zayed, the much beloved ‘father’ of the UAE, who’s buried […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Oman, United Arab Emirates on Mar 16th, 2012
Today, we enjoyed a lazy day at sea, spending the better part of the day relaxing on our sumptuously oversized balcony. It would be a perfect, secluded oasis were it not for the chain-smoking Germans in the cabin next door. But, such is life. The sea day is a nice break, as we’ve been pretty […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Fujairah on Mar 14th, 2012
Note: this post is a little late. Internet problems last night. Sigh. We awoke this morning in Gulf of Oman to a slightly hazy but sunny sky. We had a continental breakfast and our morning coffee delivered to the cabin. We happily watched the ship sail into the port of Fujairah, which is on the […]
Posted in Brilliance of the Seas, Dubai on Mar 12th, 2012
As noted in my prior post, we strolled through Dubai Marina this morning, taking in the ambience (and our morning coffee). By daylight, the area reminded us of Beach Dr. in St. Petersburg back home in Florida. It has a similar mix of tropical, waterfront, hip, and contemporary attributes. Dubai Marina just delivers it on […]